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Recently, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their report on the commercial real estate trends for the international side of the business. Here are some of the trends to watch out for.

The online survey, which was conducted by Harris Poll among more than 2,000 U.S. adults, was an exploration of consumer expectations of retailers in terms of working with e-commerce as well as creating memorable in-store experiences.

Shipping containers are being transformed into homes as part of what’s known as the container home trend. This trend is also spreading to multifamily and even office space, with trendy office denizens putting them inside the building as individual offices.

Sam Zell recently stated: “The real estate cycle is nearing its end” (Pensions & Investments, May 1, 2017). We must admit that Sam had great timing when he sold his Equity Office REIT to Blackstone in 2007 which was the peak of the last cycle.

With cities and urban areas attracting more people and an increasing population not only in primary cities but also in secondary cities, the population in these areas is also creating a highly skilled employee pool for potential employers. Due to this some companies are either expanding and putting new offices in these cities or they are moving their company to these cities to benefit from the pool of skilled workers.

It should be no secret that foreign investment has been a large source of overall investments in the American commercial real estate market. Let’s look at the types of property that these foreign investors are interested in so you can better market your properties to the right investors.

Uber has exploded and become a ubiquitous transportation service. The company utilizes what is known as the sharing economy. Other industries are starting to utilize the sharing economy as well and are seeing success by given individuals a way to generate income using something they already own. What can the commercial real estate industry learn from the Uber model? Here a few things that can be learned from the Uber model.

Recently, Coldwell Banker Commercial teamed up with National Real Estate Investor, also known as NREI, to survey both young workers and older workers to find out their views on technology in commercial real estate how it affects them both currently and in the future.

Going green is more than just a trend now but what options there are to go green has seen incredible changes throughout the last few years. While small changes can help your lifestyle to be greener there are large changes as well that can be made not only by individuals in their lives but also large companies and developers. Here are a few trends that we have our eye on right now.